novelODS Chapter 285 One Symbol
Chapter 285 One Symbol
The data for Hualong eSports surged as soon as the video was released.
It garnered over 10,000 likes in three minutes and nearly 100,000 likes in ten minutes; the number of views skyrocketed like a rocket.
The barrage of comments scrolled wildly, with dense messages like "tears welling up," "Fengshen is awesome," and "Delta Force apologizes" almost completely obscuring the screen.
This account, which has been criticized by netizens for years for "using AI to write copy and using other people's lives to create inspirational stories," has really put in a lot of effort this time.
From childhood photos to daily life in college, from family interviews to classmates' testimonies, the author uses detailed materials and restrained camera work to piece together Jiang Feng's life trajectory over the past twenty years.
Without any deliberate attempt to evoke emotion, it is more moving than any flowery language.
Then--
The video is gone.
Everyone noticed that Hualong Esports' Douyin account was blocked from following. Its Weibo account was also restricted. Its videos were removed from Bilibili.
Tencent has made its move!
Netizens were furious and condemned Tencent for being inhumane.
While laughing out loud, he was making a lot of jokes:
[The two emperors clashed, and the aftershocks knocked away a war correspondent nearby. I'm dying of laughter.]
[TX: If I can't mess with Jiang Feng, I'll at least mess with you, a video maker!]
[Hilarious! Jiang Feng at most cursed the Delta manager for being incompetent, but your video directly implied that Fujiko F. Kyo was an evil capitalist. If we don't take you down, who will we take down?]
Even so, it couldn't stop the video from spreading like wildfire.
Countless people saved the screen recording in advance and immediately shared it on various platforms and in group chats. This viral video has completely transcended its original audience, and more and more people who didn't originally play games have come to know this 19-year-old boy who dared to speak the truth through this video.
Everyone has a deeper understanding of Jiang Feng.
Meanwhile, overseas, another storm is brewing.
Just as Chen Yichen had predicted, Western audiences have a deep-seated preference for this kind of "lone hero" narrative.
From Achilles in ancient Greek mythology to lone cowboys in Westerns, and superheroes on the Hollywood screen, they are always thrilled by the story of "one man against an entire evil empire".
Moreover, Jiang Feng's actions were already righteous to the fullest extent.
Just think, if even the Chinese server, which is directly operated by the project team, can cause so many problems, the environment on foreign servers will only be worse.
Demons and monsters run rampant, and cheating software is impossible to eradicate. Due to foreign laws and regulations, the crackdown is not as effective as in China, and players have long been complaining.
It's fair to say that the environment on foreign servers is much worse than on the Chinese server.
Previously, Yifeng's "Clear the Sky" campaign resulted in three consecutive days of zero cheaters on the Chinese server, which made players on foreign servers extremely envious.
Some European and American streamers even played on the Chinese server despite experiencing hundreds of ping delays, just to experience a "clean" Delta.
Foreign players, who didn't experience the subsequent wrongful bans and shutdowns firsthand, couldn't truly empathize with the situation.
After all, people tend to forget the lessons learned.
So, through fermentation and spontaneous promotion abroad, the popularity of Jiangfeng has been rising steadily.
Number one trending topic on YouTube.
#1 trending topic on Twitter.
On Google Trends, the name "JiangFeng" topped the Google Trends charts in more than a dozen countries, including the UK, France, Germany, and the US.
This level of popularity is something that even international superstars can't achieve without doing something truly extraordinary!
More importantly—
There are officially signed anchors in China, but they are being silenced for fear that saying too much will offend Fujiko F. Fujio.
Foreign broadcasters aren't afraid of that.
Many livestreamers voiced their support for Jiang Feng in their broadcasts.
In the editing room of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, Chen Yichen stared at the video of Hualong Esports on the screen, feeling a little numb.
The documentary about Jiang Feng that he had always wanted to make was beaten to it by someone else.
And what does he have in his possession?
Chen Yichen sighed, but it didn't matter; the materials from Hualong Esports were still not detailed enough.
He had asked Zhang Jindong to be Jiang Feng's "daily recorder," starting from Jiang Feng's first live stream, recording every highlight moment, every late-night recap, and even the way Jiang Feng ate instant noodles in his dormitory.
He meticulously edited the video he had previously roughly cut and then posted it: Prelude to the Wind.
It went viral again across the internet.
More detailed. More authentic. More like the river breeze.
Chen Yichen opened the editing software, dug out the previously roughly edited video, and re-edited it.
It lacks the grand narrative of Hualong Esports.
Only the most authentic river breeze—
That cool-headed assassin who single-handedly took down three people in a top-secret space mission.
That ordinary college student who happily ate instant noodles after the live stream ended.
That lone hero who looked directly into the camera during the preview livestream and said, "TX doesn't care about you, but I will."
He even sent a private message to the editor-in-chief of Hualong Esports, and after obtaining his consent, he translated both of their videos into English, added accurate subtitles, and uploaded them as supplementary material.
Two hours later.
Chen Yichen's YouTube account posted a new video.
The title is simple: "Overture to the Wind".
There's no fancy copywriting, just a brief introduction:
"This is Jiang Feng's story. It's not a myth, but simply the moment one person chose to stand up."
The moment the video was released, overseas players went wild.
In ten minutes, the number of views exceeded one million.
Within half an hour, it surged to the top of YouTube's trending topics.
The comment section was flooded with "RESPECT" in different languages, from English to Spanish, from Russian to Arabic, the dense text pouring in like a tide:
A single spark is igniting a prairie fire.
From Hangzhou, it spread to the whole country, and then to the world.
Jiang Feng is no longer just a live streamer.
He is a symbol.
A symbol that represents "ordinary people can also fight against injustice".
Symbols, however, cannot be killed.
…………
Meanwhile, the snow is still falling in Hangzhou.
This once-in-a-decade heavy snowfall has blanketed the entire West Lake in a flawless white.
As the ancients said, "A sunny lake is not as good as a rainy lake, a rainy lake is not as good as a moonlit lake, and a moonlit lake is not as good as a snowy lake." Today, West Lake is at its most beautiful and should not be missed.
Jiang Feng, An Ke, and Fang Ningxue, along with Chen Yulin, Zhang Jindong, and Su He, a group of six, were heading towards West Lake. An Ke had arranged two cars, so they didn't have to squeeze onto the subway.
However, instead of going directly to the lake, they first went to a boutique Hanfu store in the upper district that had been open for more than ten years.
"This is an old shop; all my Hanfu (traditional Han clothing) are custom-made here."
Anke pushed open the door, and a faint scent of sandalwood wafted out. "It's rare to see such heavy snow. It would be such a waste not to wear Hanfu to stroll around West Lake."
Without a word, she pushed everyone to pick out clothes. The Hanfu in the store were exquisitely made with intricate embroidery, dazzling the eyes.
This is an old shop; she gets all her Hanfu custom-made here.
An Ke brought her own set of Hanfu, turned around and rushed into the men's clothing section, rummaged through the clothes racks for a long time, and finally pulled out a set and handed it to Jiang Feng:
"This is the outfit; it will definitely look good on you."
Jiang Feng had no objections and took the clothes into the changing room.
When he came out again, the whole store was quiet.